Rising trade tensions are threatening to undermine collaboration needed to tackle big problems like poverty on a global scale, CARE CEO Michelle Nunn said at the World Trade Day conference in Atlanta May 3. “In many ways we are seeing threats of an inward-looking and nationalistic sensibility, an insularity that threatens some of our capacity […]
Culture
Young Leaders Free China Training Trip Seeks Applicants From Tax, Finance Fields
Backed by the Confucius Institute at Georgia State University, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is once again facilitating a free trip for young professionals to experience business in China. This time, the council is seeking applicants from the tax and finance fields for a two-week, three-city training program July 15-26 exploring the use of […]
Nations Cup Soccer Fundraiser Returns for Fourth Year
Soccer in the Streets is once again using national rivalries over futbol to spur local fundraising, bringing back its Nations Cup tournament for the fourth straight year this weekend. Eight local teams of seven are to rally around the country of their choice (whether they hail from there or not) and compete under that banner […]
Solidarity Selfies: Send in Photos to Show Atlanta Support for Notre Dame Cathedral
Global Atlanta is asking local friends of France to send in selfies at Notre Dame or their best photos of the famed cathedral to show our community’s solidarity with the French people at this time of collective cultural shock and loss. Atlanta and France have a long history of being connected through art, architecture, faith […]
Millennium Gate’s French Flag Hung in Solidarity With Notre Dame Cathedral
When the first fire alarm at Notre Dame Cathedral went off at 6:20 p.m., April 15, Paris time, French Consul General Louis de Corail was huddled with France’s eight honorary consuls in a meeting shortly after noon at the Atlanta consulate in Buckhead. The honorary consuls represented cities throughout the Southeast and were in Atlanta […]
Commentary: Georgians Contributing to African Democracy, One Book at a Time
Editor’s note: This commentary piece was written by Books for Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski and board member Atare Agbamu, a Nigeria native Despite its flaws, the recently concluded Nigerian presidential election was an important milestone for Africa’s most populous country. Running on a campaign of anti-corruption against an opponent who was tarnished by it, […]
New Zealand Mosque Shootings Prompt Local Concern Over Security, Role of Social Media
The world’s interconnectedness was clearly evident at a meeting held at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Building Thursday to address safety concerns raised by the killing of 50 Muslims in New Zealand. Organized by the Gwinnett County Solicitor’s Office, the meeting brought together Ian Latham, New Zealand’s honorary consul based in Atlanta, Gwinnett County […]
Taipei Mayor’s Visit to Mark 40th Sister-City Anniversary
The mayor of Taiwan’s capital is set to visit Atlanta this week, seeking to underscore four decades of municipal collaborations while striking up new business ties. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, an independent who narrowly won re-election in 2018 but is seen as a potential 2020 presidential candidate, is to make a less-than-24-hour stop in Atlanta what he has reportedly […]
Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Winning Essay Tells Timely Story of Immigrant Legacy
Perhaps more than ever, this year’s Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade Essay Contest winner found the perfect audience for her work. Diaspora and heritage are often themes of winning essays, but when 17-year-old Mary Lauren Golden read hers to the Irish Chamber of Atlanta’s annual breakfast, Ireland’s minister for immigration was in the crowd. Of course, […]
Theater of Dreams Portrays Alex Dumas, the Black General Who Embodied Humanist Ideals
Military commanders know that advantages of controlling “the high ground,” which offers better visibility over a battlefield. But can the same be said of possessing the moral high ground? This question is at the heart of the play “Black Code: The Adventures of the First Count of Monte Cristo,” which is being produced by the […]
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